> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://werd.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank
- URL: https://werd.io/associations-between-alcohol-consumption-and-gray-and-white-matter-volumes/
- Published: 2022-03-08T19:10:11.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-08T19:10:11.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“Here, we show that the negative associations between alcohol intake and brain macrostructure and microstructure are already apparent in individuals consuming an average of only one to two daily alcohol units, and become stronger as alcohol intake increases.” Drinking any amount of alcohol shrinks your brain.

\[[Link](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28735-5??utm%5Fmedium=affiliate&utm%5Fsource=commission%5Fjunction&utm%5Fcampaign=CONR%5FPF018%5FECOM%5FGL%5FPHSS%5FALWYS%5FPRODUCT&utm%5Fcontent=productdatafeed&utm%5Fterm=PID100044684&CJEVENT=445afa909f1211ec81fbcf9d0a1c0e11)\]